Dear all, we are pleased to announce the workshop Manifolds and Groups in Bologna, IV ----------------------------------------- Date: Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026 -- Friday, Apr 10, 2026 Place: University of Bologna The aim of this workshop is to bring together young researchers working in low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory in a broad sense. The event consists of main lectures and shorter talks in order to give the opportunity to young researchers to present their own research. Main speakers: Ilaria Castellano (Politecnico Torino), Nicola Cavallucci (Fribourg), Christian El Emam (Torino), Sam Fisher (Madrid), Grace Garden (Paris), Alice Kerr (Leipzig), Rym Smai (Nice), Gabriele Viaggi (Pisa) Junior speakers: Shaked Bader (Oxford), Giovanni Framba (Pisa), Ervin Hadžiosmanović (Pisa), Ana Isaković (Cambridge), Laura Lankers (Leipzig), Thimothé Lemistre (Nice-Pavia), Grazia Rago (Bologna) https://eventi.unibo.it/manifolds-and-groups-bologna-2026 Looking forward to seeing you in Bologna, Filippo (on behalf of the organizers)